Explainer: Why is the UK banning disposable vapes?
By 
Ada McVean2025-05-30T13:31:00
Prior to the ban, almost seventy million single-use e-cigarettes were being discarded each year in the UK – containing enough lithium for a thousand electric vehicle batteries
Shop shelves stacked high with nearly every colour and flavour of disposable e-cigarettes have become a common sight in the UK’s town centres. But from 1 June 2025, single-use vapes will be illegal to sell across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.